Wednesday, July 29, 2009

after a crazy/busy summer filled with swim practice every morning(wee petal) and rehearsals and shows(crooked halo)everyday........

Lolling about on the beach was a welcome respite.

....and good thing too...we returned home(in Dallas Texas!!!) to a broken air conditioner.

Good thing we love fudgsicles ...and our new modern ceiling fans!Thankfully as of 3 hours ago the air is back on....but All that 80+ indoor temp makes a person a bit crazy and lazy.

Nothing to do but veg out to Japanese paperdoll sites all day...Poupee Girl...

...and Funny Girl on the TCM channel!

What I CANNOT wait for is the return of Project Runway!Did you know the gorgeous Etsian Louise Black is a contestant? Gosh I hope the show loses nothing in the move,I forced myself to watch The Fashion Show....but was not in love,despite a few clever challenges.

....and now a challenge for you.......

....any ideas for non-traditional art on this very white and very tall expanse of fireplace realestate?I am open to specific artist suggestions or non traditional large,sculptural,stand-in "art",a crazy chain link fence gate perhaps on either side?....nah!Seriously, I am needing inspiration!

Saturday, July 04, 2009

So heres the dealio.......I want to blog and share ideas ....but I am SOOOOOOOOOOOO busy!!!! The little Petal is on swimteam,Crooked Halo is in 2(thats right, count them T-W-O )shows!,I gotta travlin' hubs ,AND a new house to settle in to!I am like the subject of an Oprah show about women spread too thin!NYC was a pretty fabby pace to spend a 13th birthday....thats right,It has happened I live with a teen-ager!We saw Hair(natch) ,and what I consider to be the best new musical in ages...Next to Normal!Both shows exceeding my expectations!It was a whirlwind trip...but we did manage to squeeze in a trip to Kinokuniya,my fave Japanese book store!I bought The Wee Petal a few boxes of Re-Ments.We stopped off in the cafe...........for a green tea frappe. The store is beautiful ,especially with this mural by menga artist Takehiko Inoue,as you come up the escalator!I grabbed a Japanese Dolly mag for my sis and scanned a few pages for your viewing pleasure! I want both of these dolly outfits for myself!Maybe even this Blythe look! Someday ,I believe I will go crazy on Blythe ,but not today! I have always had a thing for pose dolls and have thrifted myself a few!It never occured to me to re-dress them....hmmmm.....Now on June 11th didn't I just say I would be back to fill you in later in the week?Long week huh?So this weekend Ruby plays Cinderella in Cinderella(just like mommy did 15 yrs ago),and a couple of weekends after that she plays Eponine in Les Miz!!!! Hows your busy summer.....????????....oh ......and happy 4th,if I come back soon and ask(read beg) for decorating inspiration help ,will you be there? This new Pagoda is a much larger canvas to paint on!

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Hello there! I'm Lisa-Gabrielle and even though I no longer live in a 1955 Cliff May house.....my new pagoda is from the same midcentury modern era and looks like what the Cliff May home would look like if it ate its Wheaties. I stay at home here in Dallas ,Texas ...with my 2 clever girls and adore my handsome hubs, and I do believe there is an art to living and living is art!